Born on May 21, 1471 in Nuremberg, Germany, Albrecht Durer was a very important artist during the German Renaissance time period. As a child, Albrecht Durer had many siblings; possibly even 17! His father, who was also named Albrecht, was a goldsmith, and his mother, Barbara Holper, worked around the house like most other women in the 15th
Albrecht Durer was born on May 21, 1471 in the city of Nuremberg, Germany. His parents were Albrecht Durer and Barbara Holper. “His father was a successful goldsmith, originally named Ajtósi, who in 1455 had moved to Nuremberg from Ajtós, Hungary”(Strieder). His Father married Barbara Holper who was actually the daughter of his goldsmith master. Durer was one of fourteen to eighteen brothers and sisters, many of which died young. At the age of thirteen Durer was educated at the Lateinschule in St Lorenz and also worked as an apprentice under his father and was fortunate enough to be familiar and have relationships with some of the greatest metal smiths of his generation.
The Italian Renaissance was full of brilliant and gifted artists, scientists and inventors but Leonardo da Vinci was the most omniscient of them all. For someone who was able to obtain the amount of knowledge that he knew and to associate all of his works with each other is beyond extraordinary and he is considered one of the smartest people of all time.
In his book The Visit, Friedrich Durrenmatt uses German Expressionism to his thoughts on Swiss neutrality during World War II both politically and socially. As well as assessing Swiss neutrality Durrenmatt also critiques capitalism using dramatic gestures and visual techniques that relate to German Expressionism art. Durrenmatt not only a playwright and novelist was also a painter. A few of the characters in the visit such as Louisa and the four men who transform into trees also relate to German Expressionism works.
Most people know Leonardo da Vinci as only the painter of the Mona Lisa, but he did much, much more. He was born on April 15, 1452. There are many misconceptions about Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci was a Humanist who regularly challenged the church. Da Vinci is arguably the smartest man to live in his time.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, Tuscany. His dad was Lodovico di Buonarrotto and his mother was Fracessca Neri. Michelangelo was also the second of five brothers. His mother was not capable of raising Michelangelo so his dad let a stonecutter’s wife raise him. Sadly, Michelangelo’s mom died when he was six (Bonner Par. 1-13).
Leonardo Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in the village of Vinci. He had a very normal life as a kid. He got very little education, but he still got good grades in school. As a kid he liked to doodle in class when he went to school, and he used to join fairs and put in his work.
Leonardo Da Vinci was a painter, sculpture, architect, inventor, military engineer and a draftsman during the Italian Renaissance. He is well known for his paintings “The Last Supper” and the “Mona Lisa”. His loves of animals lead him to be a vegetarian.
Artist and Humanist, Albrecht Durer is one of the most significant figures in the history f European art outside Italy during the Renaissance (Gowing 195). Portraying the questioning spirit of the Renaissance, Durer's conviction that he must examine and explore his own situation through capturing the very essence of his role as artist and creator, is reflected in the Self-portrait in a Fur Collared Robe (Strieder 10).
A book or a theatrical play can become the means through which writers can express their thoughts and convey their messages to society. In ancient times, Greek tragedies were a clever way for writers to judge the political world of the time, and make society reflect back on its own behavior and way of acting. Throughout the years, the form of a theatrical play underwent many changes that allowed the writers to express themselves more freely, without being limited to the strict rules of form and structure of a Greek tragedy. Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play The Visit is a story that is set in the modern era of post-war Europe. A woman, whose life, through an ugly series of events, is ruined, returns to her hometown to get revenge for the misery
Dudley Dursley is the only son of uncle Vernon Dursley and aunt Petunia Dursley. He is cousin of Harry Potter. His parents ignoring his bullying, greed and greatly spoil him. According to Alfred Adler, order of birth is a major social influence in childhood (Schultz & Schultz, 2013). Different childhood conditions will be created with different parental attitudes. The only son never loses their position of primacy and power they hold in the family. They always remain the focus and center of attention in the family. Because of Dudley greatly spoiled by his parents, he always bullies Harry and didn’t get any punishment from his parents. He has a greedy personality which can be seen when he yelling to his father by saying that only 36 presents for his birthday in this year, while last year he got 37 presents. Even his father says that there are some big presents but he didn’t care. He only cares about how many presents he received. This make Harry envy to Dudley because he never receive any present.
In Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play, The Visit, the decrepit town of Guellen is given the ultimate choice: They may lift themselves out of poverty through a gift from billionaire Claire Zachanassian, but in doing so, must abandon their morality and murder one of their own. As the leader of the town, the mayor has a particularly difficult struggle between morals and money. And, in the same way that the mayor represents the people in town government, the mayor’s struggle, too, reflects the struggle that the entire town experiences; a slow, painful slide into desire and decaying morality.
The illegitimate son of a 25-year-old notary, Ser Piero, and peasant girl, Caterina, Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy, just outside Florence. His father took custody of the little fellow shortly after his birth, while his mother married someone else and moved to a neighboring town. They kept on having kids, although not with each other, and they eventually supplied him with a total of 17 half sisters and brothers.
Albrecht Dürer is considered to be one of the most modern spirited Renaissance artists. According to Joseph Leo Koemer, he is known to have been “the great original for German Renaissance art”. Koemer also accentuated that Dürer is the artist who is “most fully present in his self-portraits”. Therefore, this essay will argue the importance of Dürer's masterpieces through the evolution of time.
Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most well-known geniuses in human history. This man masters knowledge of all kind: painting, architecture, music, geology, philosophy, biology, math, physics, chemistry, etc. His probably most famous painting, Mona Lisa, fascinated millions of people around the world and the amazing and mysterious details in the painting attracted a number of scientists and scholars to devote their whole career in studying them. Born and lived in Italian Renaissance age, which is a period of time when arts flourished and knowledge was valued, Leonardo was surrounded by many great contemporary artists and a perfect creative environment. These favorable factors supported him to fully exercise his talents.
Michelangelo was born on march 6 1475, in caprese italy. When he was born his father Lodovico Buonarroti, was the podesta or the mayor of the towns Caprese and Chiusi. When michelangelo was about a month old his father's term as podesta ended and his family moved back to their hand me down home in florence.there michelangelo was given over to a wet nurse by the name of Francesca di Neri.